Budapest vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$540
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$3016
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
1.71M
662K

The cost of living in Budapest is 56% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4647th and 587th ($1124 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Hungary and Canada, respectively. Check Hungary vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 485th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Vancouver

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Budapest Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$14942

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758